Clemson looks good with Djitte after meeting

By Phil Kornblut

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell and assistant coach Earl Grant met Thursday with 6-10 Sidy Mohamed Djitte of Senegal and Northwood Temple Prep in Fayetteville, NC and the Tigers are in strong position at this point. “It went real well,” said coach Chris Lattimer. “It went a little over two hours. They really formed a bond with Sidy. They were just hanging out. It was just wonderful. Lot of good vibes. He really likes Clemson. He’s a real big fan of Brownell and Grant and their engineering program.” Mohamed Djitte has set an April 12th date for his official visit to Clemson. He also wants to visit Old Dominion. ODU has also been in and he has been there unofficially. Auburn and Ohio State have also been strong with him.

Clemson also has offered 6-10 PF Ibrahim Djambo of Three Rivers JC in Missouri. Brownell was by recently for a visit with him. He has set official visits with Loyola Chicago, Saint Louis and Southern Illinois. He averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds per game this season.

USC defensive line target Kyree Campbell of Woodbridge, VA will announce his college decision on Monday at 1:00 PM at his school following the first day of camp. Campbell is coming off a visit to North Carolina on Thursday with his mother and grandmother. He was also at North Carolina in June for Fredora's Freak Show.

RHP Travis Marr (6-4 205) of Castle Rock, CO became the newest addition of Clemson's 2016 class Friday when he announced a commitment to the Tigers. In 22 games last season, Marr batted .382 and had a 3.86 ERA. He is the 13th commitment for the Tigers' 2016 class. Here's the PerfectGame.com scouting report:

6-6 Jalen Johnson of Durham, NC is coming off a standout AAU summer which saw his offer list grow to include Clemson, USC, Alabama, Miami, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Texas Tech, East Carolina, VCU, Old Dominion, South Florida, Appalachian State, UNC Wilmington and Buffalo. Now that his summer circuit is complete, Johnson is getting down to the...

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USC signee DB Toure Boyd of Chaffey JC, CA has received the good news on his final grades that he is good for enrolling at USC Chaffey said Thursday he received 3 Bs and a C on his final fur courses and that's enough for him to be accepted.